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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 361 points (25.8/g), 3rd of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 297 points (21.2/g), 8th.
Differential of 64 points (4.6/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 8.6-5.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 12th.
Coached by Nick Skorich (10-4-0)
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1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 17 | box | W | 1-0 | Cleveland Browns | 27 | 20 | 15 | 305 | 158 | 147 | 1 | 20 | 432 | 329 | 103 | 4 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 24 | box | W | 2-0 | Washington Redskins | 14 | 7 | 11 | 260 | 196 | 64 | 3 | 15 | 325 | 219 | 106 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 1 | box | L | 2-1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 30 | 20 | 451 | 371 | 80 | 3 | 19 | 368 | 145 | 223 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 8 | box | W | 3-1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 16 | 14 | 227 | 103 | 124 | 5 | 19 | 281 | 140 | 141 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 15 | box | W | 4-1 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 7 | 14 | 269 | 212 | 57 | 1 | 14 | 200 | 121 | 79 | 2 |
| 6 | Sun | October 22 | box | W | 5-1 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 43 | 7 | 23 | 480 | 191 | 289 | 26 | 346 | 169 | 177 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 29 | box | W | 6-1 | @ | Washington Redskins | 27 | 24 | 19 | 401 | 413 | -12 | 4 | 17 | 335 | 258 | 77 | 2 |
| 8 | Sun | November 5 | box | W | 7-1 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 14 | 19 | 342 | 237 | 105 | 3 | 9 | 215 | 89 | 126 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 12 | box | L | 7-2 | @ | New York Giants | 21 | 38 | 23 | 372 | 240 | 132 | 5 | 22 | 434 | 270 | 164 | 1 |
| 10 | Sun | November 19 | box | L | 7-3 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 24 | 45 | 19 | 327 | 230 | 97 | 2 | 30 | 505 | 246 | 259 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 26 | box | W | 8-3 | Dallas Cowboys | 35 | 13 | 20 | 454 | 337 | 117 | 4 | 21 | 358 | 240 | 118 | 3 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 3 | box | W | 9-3 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 35 | 24 | 12 | 284 | 192 | 92 | 3 | 20 | 361 | 200 | 161 | 7 |
| 13 | Sun | December 10 | box | L | 9-4 | New York Giants | 24 | 28 | 16 | 455 | 331 | 124 | 4 | 17 | 371 | 228 | 143 | 3 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 17 | box | W | 10-4 | @ | Detroit Lions | 27 | 24 | 27 | 485 | 394 | 91 | 2 | 18 | 396 | 266 | 130 | 2 |